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Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk

21 May 08 - 01:18 PM (#2346206)
Subject: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk BBC Radio 4
From: Folkiedave

I hope I heard it correctly. The news item was towards the end of tonight's PM and was about the variety of music to be heard at the Bath Festival.

In it Bellowhead were described as the "bad boys" of folk!! (Nigel Wrench) I am sure Rachel McShane was delighted!

Good old BBC.


21 May 08 - 01:22 PM (#2346212)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: glueman

She's from Penistone. Anything's possible.


21 May 08 - 01:44 PM (#2346232)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Les in Chorlton

The rumor is they drink dark mild with Night Nurse chasers and snort pork scatchings.


21 May 08 - 01:58 PM (#2346237)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: GUEST,Volgadon

They, shock, horrors, use CHORDS!!!!!


21 May 08 - 02:01 PM (#2346238)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Def Shepard

Volgadon...say it ain't so !!! hee, hee, hee.
(makes'em non trad., then?)

Mind you I do like the image of snorting pork scratchings!


21 May 08 - 02:22 PM (#2346257)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Leadfingers

They dont JUST use Chords - They HARMONISE as well !!!


21 May 08 - 02:34 PM (#2346270)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Folkiedave

OMG - do they?

Waterson:Carthy are also on the programme.

Whatever next?


21 May 08 - 02:58 PM (#2346283)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Leadfingers

Well its OBVIOUSLY not Folk is it ??


21 May 08 - 03:04 PM (#2346288)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Def Shepard

Well there goes civilisation as we know it, Waterson : Carthy not folk, may as well pack up and go home ;-P


21 May 08 - 03:53 PM (#2346328)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: GUEST,Volgadon

Well, they harmonise, use chords and EC has piercing, so obviously NOT folk...


21 May 08 - 03:57 PM (#2346331)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Def Shepard

Well then, it's quite obvious Martin Carthy is not folk, he's had an earing for years, and harmonised and ..and..I can't say it..*gulp*.. plays chords!


21 May 08 - 04:06 PM (#2346336)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Leadfingers

And for ALL these years I thought - - - - - - - -


21 May 08 - 04:24 PM (#2346345)
Subject: RE: Bellowhead - Bad Boys of Folk
From: Michael

You seem to have missed the obvious:
If Radio 4 report it then there's no chance it's folk.

Mike